1948 Cleveland Buckeyes

42-43 • .494 Win% • 3rd in NAL

📊 Season Record

42 Wins
43 Losses
.494 Win %
3rd Rank
122 R 142 RA
Diff -20

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122 Runs Scored
142 Runs Allowed
-20 Run Diff
7 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1948 NAL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% below the 1948 league average (.275)
OBP .342 2% below the 1948 league average (.347)
SLG .375 3% below the 1948 league average (.385)
Team ERA 5.11 4% better than the 1948 league average (5.32)
Runs Scored 122 17% below the 1948 league average (147 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games (est.) 43 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Archie Ware 0.322 2 Willie Grace 0.312 3 Chico Renfroe 0.306 4 Leon Kellman 0.279 5 Al Smith 0.262

Home Runs

1 Joe Greene 2 2 Tommy Harris 2 3 Sam Jethroe 1 4 Clyde Nelson 1 5 Al Smith 1

RBI

1 Chico Renfroe 12 2 Al Smith 12 3 Willie Grace 10 4 Tommy Harris 10 5 Sam Jethroe 8
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Archie Ware 22 87 12 28 5 2 0 8 6 1 3 0.322
Willie Grace 20 80 13 25 3 2 0 10 3 0 2 0.312
Chico Renfroe 22 72 11 22 3 2 0 12 6 0 4 0.306
Leon Kellman 17 61 10 17 1 1 0 7 11 0 3 0.279
Al Smith 16 61 12 16 2 1 1 12 6 0 1 0.262
Tommy Harris 17 59 7 12 3 0 2 10 3 1 0 0.203
Bill Reynolds 14 48 3 9 1 0 0 7 2 2 1 0.188
Clyde Nelson 15 45 11 10 3 0 1 7 6 0 0 0.222
George Minor 11 42 7 13 2 2 0 6 1 0 2 0.310
Sam Jethroe 10 39 12 11 4 2 1 8 4 0 5 0.282
Joe Greene 14 38 8 9 1 0 2 5 9 0 0 0.237
Vibert Clarke 9 27 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.259
Chet Brewer 6 15 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.333
Henry Presswood 5 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.308
Eugene Smith 4 10 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.300
Eugene Bremer 4 9 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Jack Bruton 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Sam Jones 4 8 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.375
Clyde Williams 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nat McClinic 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Earnest Long 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.400
Frank Carswell 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Bernell Longest 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Cannonball Berry 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Johnson 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
John Brown 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
George Jefferson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Pinkston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Vibert Clarke 3.47 2 Chet Brewer 6.37

Wins

1 Vibert Clarke 5 2 Sam Jones 1 3 Earnest Long 1 4 Eugene Smith 1

Strikeouts

1 Vibert Clarke 29 2 Chet Brewer 22 3 Eugene Smith 16 4 Sam Jones 12 5 John Brown 8
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vibert Clarke 5 3 3.47 9 8 0 62.1 59 24 26 29
Chet Brewer 0 3 6.37 5 4 0 35.1 48 25 14 22
Eugene Smith 1 2 6.75 4 4 0 24.0 31 18 17 16
Sam Jones 1 2 8.00 4 2 0 18.0 23 16 16 12
Frank Carswell 0 2 7.11 3 3 0 12.2 20 10 5 6
John Brown 0 0 0.73 4 0 0 12.1 4 1 6 8
Eugene Bremer 0 1 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 14 2 1 5
Earnest Long 1 0 5.00 3 0 0 9.0 11 5 6 2
George Jefferson 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0.2 3 3 1 1

👥 Roster (28)

Cannonball Berry Eugene Bremer Chet Brewer John Brown Jack Bruton Frank Carswell Vibert Clarke Willie Grace Joe Greene Tommy Harris George Jefferson Sam Jethroe +16 more

28 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes

What was the 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes record?
The 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes finished 42-43 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes in home runs?
Joe Greene led the 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes with 2 home runs.
What was the 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes team ERA?
The 1948 Cleveland Buckeyes posted a team ERA of 5.11.
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